Our visit to the abandoned Young Pioneer Camp in Spitak, Armenia. A forgotten former Soviet children’s camp known as Fairy Tale.
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Abandoned Armenia: The former Palace of Culture in Jermuk
Exploring the abandoned former Palace of Culture in Jermuk in Armenia, and other remnants from Jermuk’s Soviet past, with a map of locations.
Monument to Nikol Duman
Monument to Nikol Duman, part of Heroes Alley in Jermuk, Armenia. Sculptor Hovhannes Muradyan. Soviet-era monument in the former USSR.
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution in Jermuk, Armenia. Completed in 1967. Soviet-era memorial in the former USSR.
Former Palace of Culture
The now-abandoned Palace of Culture in Jermuk, Armenia. Completed in 1986. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Olympia Sanatorium
Olympia Sanatorium in the mountain spa town of Jermuk, Armenia. Stalinist Empire style, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Ashkharh Sanatorium
Ashkharh Sanatorium in the mountain spa town of Jermuk, Armenia. Completed in 1975. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Former TheatreÂ
A now-abandoned theatre in the mountain spa town of Jermuk in southern Armenia. Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Former Sports School (Swimming Pool)
Abandoned swimming pool at a former Sports School in Vagharshapat, Armenia. Modernist, Soviet-era-architecture in the former USSR.
Ararat Sanatorium
Ararat Sanatorium in the spa town of Jermuk, Armenia. Completed in 1978. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Aerial Tramway (lower station)
Unfinished Aerial Tramway station in Ijevan, Armenia. Construction started in 1985. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.
Gladzor Spa HotelÂ
Gladzor Spa Hotel in Jermuk, Armenia. Completed in 1986 by architect Martin Mikaelyan. Modernist, Soviet-era architecture in the former USSR.